1610 in science

The year 1610 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1609 in science, other events of 1610, 1611 in science and the list of years in science.

Astronomy

• Galileo Galilei publishes his initial telescopic observations in a short treatise entitled Sidereus Nuncius (Sidereal Messenger). In the same year he discovers Jupiter's four largest satellites (moons): Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.

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